Mozilla, which is committed to creating products where people are better than profits, chose to hold a press conference in Taiwan today to announce the official launch of their latest Firefox Lite equipped with travel exploration functions. In addition, Mozilla also brought many observations about their leap into 2020, as well as future product expectations. Continue reading the text of the report on the new travel exploration feature in Firefox Lite created by the Mozilla Taiwan team.
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Firefox Lite is completely developed by a team in Taipei (it can also be said to be built by an all-Asian team, because Mozilla Asia only has a Taiwanese team XD). From the name, I believe you can already guess that this is an Android browser built for emerging markets (an iOS version is being considered to better respond to the needs of the Taiwan market).
The application focuses on a fast, safe and lightweight browsing experience – in terms of security, they also place special emphasis on the Lite version, which was independently created by the Taipei team. It also adheres to Mozilla’s policy and will not collect user information, let alone sell user information (ah, no collection XD).
Mozilla senior product manager Xie Shiting shared today that Firefox Lite, which has begun to transform into a “multi-functional mobile browsing platform”, has recently introduced travel exploration functions in cooperation with Wikimedia, KKday, and Booking.com, in addition to the previously launched web game integration, real-time news, and price comparison functions. Just like the price comparison function, it can provide a series of travel information through the recommendation and search functions of different platforms, and it can also store places you are interested in in “Destination”.
The Lite lightweight version of the mobile browser has been downloaded 4 million times in 30 markets. In addition to the new travel features, the editor actually likes several features of Firefox Lite. First of all, the main interface also introduces a bottom menu-based UI design for the large-screen experience, and also provides the now very popular night mode theme option. Of course, the best data saving and privacy protection are also built-in.
Looking back on 2019 and looking forward to 2020, Mozilla believes that in response to various network chaos last year, it has promoted Firefox Monitor, which can quickly respond to data leaks, Firefox Lockwise to simplify password management, and the upcoming Firefox Private Networt. In the new year, we hope to further advance the three major strategies of network health, talent development, and continued product development for emerging markets. We also propose the topic of “Surveillance Economy” in the hope of attracting the attention of industry, government, and academia.
Mozilla also shared why it chose Taiwan as the only location in Asia to set up its development team. They regard Taiwan as an innovation hub for emerging markets. They believe that the software talent here is prosperous and abundant, and the government with a high degree of transparency makes people more willing to invest in co-prosperity. Yes, they are really recruiting people. If you like their ideas while playing Firefox, you can also take a look!
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Source: KOCPC Chinese